United 93 (2006)

Actors: Clive Noakes (miscellaneous crew), Katharine Tidy (miscellaneous crew), Alex Nikolic (miscellaneous crew), John Powell (composer), Mohamed Benhmamane (miscellaneous crew), Andy Stephens (miscellaneous crew), Eric Fellner (producer), Tim Bevan (producer), Michael J. Reynolds (actor), Liza Chasin (producer), Gregg Henry (actor), John Rothman (actor), David Rasche (actor), Elizabeth West (miscellaneous crew), Jim Hajicosta (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: On September 11, 2001, two American Airlines and two United Airlines domestic U.S. flights are hijacked by terrorists. After the collision of two planes against the World Trade Center and one against the Pentagon, the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 decide to struggle against the four terrorists to take back the control of the airplane.

Keywords: 2000s, air-traffic-control, air-traffic-controller, airplane, airplane-accident, airplane-crash, airplane-hijack, airport, arab, aviation
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller,
Taglines: September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is the story of the fourth. On September 11th, one of our darkest day in our history, 40 ordinary people sat down as strangers, and stood up as one. United they stood. The war on terror begins with 40 ordinary people.

Quotes:

Todd Beamer: Come on, guys, what are we waiting for? Let's roll. Come on, let's go already.

Mohammed Atta: We have some planes.

First Officer LeRoy Homer: [looking at message on display screen] "Beware cockpit intrusion."::Captain Jason Dahl: "Two aircraft hit the World Trade Center." But we just left Newark. The weather was beautiful.::First Officer LeRoy Homer: That's gotta be student pilots.

Thomas E. Burnett, Jr.: Hey, this is a suicide mission. We have to do something. They are not gonna land this plane.

Honor Elizabeth Wainio: Hi, Mom, it's me. I'm on the plane that's been hijacked. I'm just calling to tell you that I love you, and goodbye. This really kind woman handed me the phone and she said to call you.

Ziad Jarrah: [message Flashes: "Beware cockpit intrusion. Two aircraft have hit the world Trade Center] The brothers have hit both targets!::Saeed Al Ghamdi: Shall I go and tell them?::Ziad Jarrah: Yes.::Ziad Jarrah: [Saeed runs out of the cockpit] Tell them our time has come! Our time has come!

Ziad Jarrah: [in Arabic, after Al-Nami has sat down next to him] What are you doing here?::Ahmed Al Nami: Why are we waiting?::Ziad Jarrah: It's not the right time. Sit and I will give you the sign.::Ahmed Al Nami: When?::Ziad Jarrah: Go and sit down.::Ahmed Al Nami: We have to do it now.::Deborah Welsh: [interrupting; to Jarrah] Would you like anything to drink?::Ziad Jarrah: [in English] No. I'm fine, thank you.::Deborah Welsh: Sure?::Ziad Jarrah: Yes.

[first lines]::Ahmed Al Haznawi: [subtitled Arabic] Ziad. It's time.

[last title cards]::Title card: Of the four aircraft hijacked that day, United 93 was the only one that did not reach its target. It crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03am. No one survived.::Title card: Military commanders were not notified that United 93 had been hijacked until four minutes after it had crashed. The nearest fighter jets were 100 miles away.::Title card: At 10:18am, the President authorized the military to engage hijacked aircraft. Fearing an accidental shoot down, military commanders chose not to pass the order to pilots in the air.::Title card: By 12:06pm every civilian airliner over America had been forced to land. Amidst an unprecedented military mobilization, US airspace was closed until further notice.::Title card: Dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

[last lines]::Donald Freeman Greene: I can't pull! I can't!